Lucid Practice

The Hidden Power of Smiling

Buzzfeed: 27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die

Click to check out the list — Travel Image of Bamboo Groves of Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan 

Visit Norway 360 – Incredible Cameras and Views

Click this link to view some amazing 360 degree views around the beautiful country of Norway — Travel.

Transformation and the Chakras

MAM-“Sunset Funk (Mattias Polanco Edit)”

Some funkiness to enjoy on your Hump Day! Hakuna Matata

Be a farmer, sow good thoughts

“Another dimension of Krishna’s use of the word “field” is brought out by a traditional Hindu anecdote. A wandering Sadhu or holy man is asked what his work in life is; he replies, “I’m a farmer.” When the questioner looks surprised he adds, “This body of mine is my field. I sow good thoughts, and actions, and […]

“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others? That’s who we are! We’re not who we say we are, we’re not who we want to be – we are the sum of the influence and impact that we have, in our lives, on others.”

~Carl Sagan  

11/19 Destination: Sunrise in Pyongyang, North Korea

Abandoned Kansai  

11/19 Art: ROA Street Art, Alligator

ROA is the pseudonym of a graffiti artist from Ghent, Belgium.

Chasing Yoga Asana (Postures)

Ashtanga Yoga teacher and practitioner Sonya Cottle Hanlon talks about chasing after poses and losing the essence of the practice.

Never miss a good chance to catch up. ~Will Rogers

Via tennetsemmes.com

Understanding the Myth and Reality of Left Brain and Right Brain Dominance

Via About.com Have you ever heard people say that they tend to be more of a right-brain or left-brain thinker? From books to television programs, you’ve probably heard the phrase mentioned numerous times or perhaps you’ve even taken an online test to determine which type best describes you. Given the popularity of the idea of […]

Top 5 Books Every Yogi Should Read

I am constantly amazed how much there is to learn in studying yoga. Certified for seven years, I’ve barely reached the tip of knowledge involved in the complex world of yoga. I believe every yogi should own these five books to refer to often.  1. Light On Yoga By B.K.S. Iyengar This “bible” of yoga was […]

Existential Bummer

Check out more of Jason Silva’s videos here. Hakuna Matata

“Life just takes care of life. Blessings come in lots of different ways.”

~Mooji

11/18 Destination: Tuscany, Italy Sunset Time Lapse

11/18 Art: Owl Photo

Via Reddit

Pit bull puppy acts as Seeing Eye dog for blind brother

Via Newsday Meet Jermaine, the patient pit bull mix who acts as a loving guide for his blind brother Jeffrey. The abandoned 6-month-old duo was discovered roaming the streets of Philadelphia in September. Animal welfare workers soon realized that the pair couldn’t bear to be separated. “They’re always pretty much touching each other,” Ray Little, director of […]

Top 5 Places to Relax in Southeast Asia

1.Pai, Thailand ‘Come to Pai and see the…..hmmmmm’. There isn’t much to see and do in Pai but that’s the point. Pai has that special something that will make you stay for much longer than you expected. Located in the hills north west of Chiang Mai, Pai is a hippy town and everywhere you go you […]

Beautiful Photography

Check out some of the entries for National Geographic’s 2013 photo contest. These images are just a few of the one’s in the contest this year, and we can’t wait to see the rest of them when the contest is finished. Hakuna Matata Image © Robin Benson/National Geographic Photo Contest

The Little Fish (A Parable)

“Excuse me,” said an ocean fish, “You are older than I so can you tell me where to find this thing they call the Ocean?” “The Ocean,” said the older fish, “is the thing you are in now,” “Oh, this? But this is water. What I’m seeking is the Ocean,” said the disappointed fish as […]

15 Meditation Books For Beginners Recommended By Buddhist Teachers

Via Huffington Post  Meditation is everywhere. From the baby room to the board room, everyone recommends meditation to help focus, calm, and restore the mind, body and spirit. But how does one meditate? What resources are out there to help beginners to start a sustainable meditation practice? While there are many different forms of meditation, […]

The Freedom of Not Wanting Anything

“Life just takes care of life…and its doing that even now. But on the human plane, when there is intense expectation, intense planning, intense yearning, intense programming, intense conditioning, all of these energies are pulled together and something becomes very tense about it. In that moment of tension it’s like what’s going to happen? But […]

“On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a playful, joyous energy behind what you do.”

~Eckhart Tolle

10/17 Destination: Seoul, Korea

Seoul (서울) from malcolm tan on Vimeo.

10/17 Art: Fire Breathing in Singapore

Via Reddit

Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

“It all changes in an instant.” “Are you being the best parent you can be?”

How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio

Eddie Stern: Om

Eddie Stern: Om from Breathe Repeat on Vimeo.

Smiling Is a Form of Salvation

Richard Rohr:  In the second half of life, you have begun to live and experience the joy of your inner purpose. The outer purpose and goals matter less and less and have less power over you. You are much more self-possessed and grounded. At one and the same time, you know what you do know […]

“Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.”

~Unknown

11/16 Destination: Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil

Via Reddit

11/16 Art: Colors Organized Neatly

Via Emmzies 

The Future of Simple Credit Cards? Coin Explained

Jeff Koons & Pharrell Williams: Affirming The Viewer

UK offshore wind capacity grows 80% in one year

Via Treehugger: With the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, the London Array, opening in the UK earlier this year, it’s probably no surprise that the country’s offshore wind capacity grew considerably. By eighty percent, in fact. As Renewable Energy World reports, the London Array was not the only large offshore installation driving this dramatic growth: In the […]

Awesome Yoga and Travel Video

Masha Yoga from Krystal Schultheiss on Vimeo.

11/16 Quote: The Prayer of Coach Paul Bear Bryant

The football coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant read this poem at the beginning of every day: “This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day […]

11/15 Destination: Home At The Jersey Shore

Home At The Shore from Jack Fusco on Vimeo.

‘Batkid’ fighting cancer captures hearts, saves San Francisco

Via LA Times–  San Francisco, grappling with the exploits of the Riddler and the Penguin, will call upon a pint-sized crusader: Miles, a 5-year-old cancer-stricken boy, a.k.a. Batkid. What started out as Miles’ wish to be Batman has turned into an all-out extravaganza in San Francisco as word spread and thousands of people volunteered to […]